2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
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Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 969 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 2.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.
Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Gonzaga University has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Gonzaga has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Washington ranking.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 661 part time students in attendance at Gonzaga.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Washington rankings.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population. Wazzu not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in Washington list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Seattle University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle. Seattle U also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in Washington list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. 1,465 students are part time.
Central Washington University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg. CWU also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in Washington list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at CWU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.
Our rankings recognize Eastern Washington University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. About 1,697 of the students at EWU are attending part time.
Western Washington University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population. WWU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in Washington rankings.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. 1,864 students are part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 969 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 2.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
